Tag-holder for pricing systems.



F G. SHUMAN. TAG HOLDER FOR PRICING SYSTEMS.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZB, 1917' Patented June 18, 1918-.

Chrozunp FRANKGROVER SHUMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TAG-HOLDER FOE. PRICING- SYSTEMS.

Application filed May 28, 1917. Serial Ito. 171,4:56.

To all'wkom it may concern:

Be it known that T, FRAJK Gr. SHUMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in .the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Tag-Holder for Pricing Systems, of which the following is a specification.

By way of explanation it may be stated that customers in a store are somewhat loth to inquire as to the prices of merchandise, particularly in the case of articles which sell for a few cents. This reluctance is due to the fact that an inquiry as to price consumes time and, further, arises out of the fact that purchasers frequently desire to avoid the appearance of parsimony. The present invention aims to provide a novel means whereby the prices of articles may be displayed prominently, and to provide a novel means whereby the plates carrying indications as to price and as to quantity may be assembled readily with a display element adapted to grip the forward edge of a shelf.

A further object of the'invention is to im rove the combined display element and she f grip.

It is within the province of thedisclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in front elevation, a device constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation 9f the combined display element and shelf-grip, the plates being removed therefrom;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4': is a plan of the blank out of which the number carr ing plates are formed;

Fig. 5 is an en elevation showing an additional use to which the structure may be put.

In the accompanying drawings, the nu- With the forward edge of the shelf 1 is detachably assembled a combined display element and shelf grip, preferably but not necessarily made of metal, and including a front plate 2 having a rectangularly disposed top 3 and provided at its lower edge with an upwardly and rearwardly extended gripping flange 4 terminating in a depending lip 5. The lip 5 constitutes a means for manipulating the gripping flange 4, which is resilient and bendable, and it will be understood, when Fig. 3 is inspected, that the forward ed e of the shelf 1 may be bound between t e top 3 and the gripping flan e 4:, the combined display element and shelf grip thus being held detachably on the shelf 1.

The front plate 2 is struck forwardly to form a table 6 and to define a space 7 between the table and the forward edge of the shelf 1. In the table 6 are fashioned openings 8, 9 and 10, located adjacent the upper edge of the table, and in the table is formed an opening 11 located below the opening 10. In the ends of the openings 8, 9, 10 and 11, slits 12 are formed, and the constituent material at the bottom of the several openings, and between the respective slits 121, is bent to form a forwardly presented lip 14.

The invention comprises any desired number of plates 15 provided at their upper ends with tongues 16 which are bent backwardly into hook-shape, into approximate parallelism. with the body portions of the plates 15. The plates 15 have embossed or otherwise marked thereon, numerals, as clearly indicated on the drawings. The hook-shaped tongues 16 of the plates 15 are adapted to be engaged in the openings 8 and 9. The invention includes any desired number of plates 17, smaller than the plates 15, and provided with tongues 18 of the kind hereinbefore described. The tongues 18 are engaged in the openings 10 and 11. The plates 17 are marked with the units of value, such as the letter 0, denoting cents and with such indications as lb. denoting pounds and the like.

It will be seen that if a. suitable number of plates 15 and 17 are provided, the same being properly inscribed, prices and quantities can be indicated readily so that the observermay note them at a glance.

the openings 8 and 9.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings, the combined display element and shelf grip above mentioned, is shown assembled with the shelf 1.

it is not necessary, however, that the ele- 'ment alluded to be assembled with the shelf.

For instance, the member under discussion may be placed on a suitable support 19, such as a table or a counter, the lower edge of the lip 5 and the angle formed by the parts 7 4 and 2 serving to support the member 2 in an inclined position with respect to the vertical. It has beenpointed out hereinbefore that the device is bendable, and, consequently, if desired,'the part 2 may be bent forwardly, in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 5 until the said part 2 stands in a horizontal position, this being a detail within the skill and discretion of the operator and readily apparent when the'disclosure of this application is understood.

Having thus described the invention, what isclaimed is A combined display-device and shelf-grip including, in a one-piece structure, a front plate bent at its upper edge to form a rearwardly extended top, and bent at its lower edge to form an upwardly and rearwardly inclined gripping flange cooperating with the top in engaging a shelf, the plate being struck forwardly to form an advanced table, the constituent material of the table being bent to form a forwardly inclined lip at the lower edge of the opening; and a plate having a hook inserted into the opening and guided into the opening by the lip, the table forming a recess which receives the end of the hook, the table serving also, to stiffen the plate to prevent a distortion thereof when the top and the flange are separated to receive the edge of a shelf.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afli'xed my signature in-the present of two Witnesses.

FRANK GROVER SHUMAN.

Witnesses:

Enw. M. VANA, EDWARD 0. LONG. 

